On this planet, the status of the Beastmen is very low.

This doesn't just refer to social status, even at the combat level, the status of the Beastmen is quite low, if you compare it to RPGs, then the Beastmen are actually equivalent to monsters like Slime or Goblin Goblin that the player needs to deal with when they first appear, and even the Ratmen are more threatening than them.

After all, the nezumi are also capable of crafting a variety of weapons, so they can fight back and forth with various races. But the Beastmen are different, they don't even make weapons, they only rely on their own bodies and minions to fight, at most they can pick up some of the victims' weapons from the battlefield and use them at their limit.

Of course, it is not clear how useful these unmaintained weapons will be.

At least for Duanmu Huai and the others, even if these beastmen raided, they didn't pose much of a threat.

As the most conspicuous presence in the entire team, Duanmu Huai rightfully caught the attention of most of the beastmen, and they let out a frantic roar and rushed up to swing their weapons at Duanmu Huai, trying to prove their strength with the death of this terrible being.

However, it was a pity that their blades could not even leave the slightest scar on Duanmu Huai's power armor, so they were directly bounced off. Duanmu Huai, on the other hand, clenched the war hammer with both hands and swung it out with all his might, knocking all the beastmen in front of him into a pile of soft mud.

Ogis still sat comfortably on Duanmu Huai's shoulder, she held the book in one hand, and spread it forward with the other, her fingers trembling slightly, and the barely visible doll silk thread formed a deadly trap in front of her. Like a meat grinder with an invisible blade, any beastman who dared to break into it was finely sliced into pieces.

As for whether there are fat and thin on it, it is not a matter of concern for Ogis.

In contrast, Ann didn't make much movement, and since her magic was too powerful, it was enough for Duanmu Huai to ask her to just hide behind and use some elementary spell———s like "Manalia Magic Missile" to deal with these beastmen.

As Duanmu Huai attracted most of the attention of the beastmen, it was like a t to hold the hatred of the beastmen, and the Frost Giant Bear wargroup in the rear naturally let go of the fight, Cliff brandished his two-handed giant sword, and launched a charge against the beastmen under the cover of his companions, and the sharpshooter in the rear bent his bow and arrows, shooting the beastmen to the ground one by one. Even Kevin's employer was not idle, he held a sword in one hand and a shield in the other. But none of the beastmen who confronted Kevin could survive a round......... He was always able to throw his enemies off balance at the right time, and then decapitate them with a single sword.

"Bang!

”

When the last of the beastmen fell, and the sky was already dark, everyone looked up, only to find that the surroundings had already become dark.

"Whew......... I really didn't expect that the incident would be delayed by this group of brutes. ”

Cliff viciously kicked the corpse of the beastman next to him, spitting viciously.

"There's no need to be in such a hurry, no matter what, we've cleared a group of beastmen close to Middenheim, and we've protected the others from their cruelty."

In contrast, Kevin seems to be much more determined, but he is not wrong.

Because it was getting late, and everyone was already a little tired from the battle with the beastmen, and some people were a little injured, they decided to stay in the village inn for the night today, and set off early tomorrow morning. As for the corpses of these beastmen, they gathered together and burned them in one fire, which was also a warning to other invaders.

Merely......... It's really strange here.

"Squeak———"

Duanmu Huai pushed open the door of the hotel, walked into the hall, and looked around, only to see that the hotel was empty, without the slightest crowd. Tables, chairs and benches were neatly stacked together, and there was not even a sign of a fight.

"That's weird, isn't it?"

At this time, Kevin also walked over, stared at the hall in front of him, and said to Duanmu Huai, who also nodded. After making the beastmen into a fire, they conducted a brief search of the village, only to find that the whole village looked very wrong, with no signs of fighting, no blood or corpses. It was as if all the people in the whole village had suddenly disappeared overnight, without resistance, without struggle, with nothing, as if they had left this existence at the same time, and they did not know where to go.

"Be careful, don't drink the water or eat the food."

Duanmu Huai nodded, he didn't know what the situation was, it wasn't that Duanmu Huai didn't guess, in fact, there were too many people who could do this, but he couldn't determine who the murderer was.

Soon, the other mercenaries also returned to the inn and sealed it off, and most of them went to sleep in the guest rooms on the second floor, while Duanmu Huai, Ogis, and Ann stayed in the lobby on the first floor to keep vigil.

"It's always a little exciting."

Sitting next to Duanmu Huai, staring at the burning fireplace in front of her, Ann looked left and right excitedly, it is no wonder that this princess is probably the first time to keep vigil in this kind of place, for a "good child" like her, not going to bed in time is considered a bad thing, not to mention this kind of "staying up late" behavior, which makes Ann excited.

"Once you get used to it, you'll find that it's actually a very boring job."

Duanmu Huai leaned against the wall, stared around and shook his head.

"Okay, you can rest too, if anything happens, I'll let you know."

As early as just now, Duanmu Huai had released the reconnaissance servo skull, and if there was anyone who wanted to make trouble, he would definitely get a report.

Soon, the night grew dark.

Duanmu Huai had already closed his eyes and fell into a deep sleep, and An was still swaying left and right excitedly at first, but gradually he couldn't resist the erosion of the sleeping demon, and fell asleep on the table. Only Ogis was still sitting in front of the fireplace, flipping through a book of fairy tales by the fire.

I don't know how long it took, but suddenly, a faint voice came.

"Jingle bell......... Jingle bell ..............."

Ogis looked up and looked out in confusion, but she couldn't see anything outside the inn except in the darkness. But at the same time, I saw that a blue aura suddenly appeared on An's body, as if it was some kind of protective spell. Seeing this, O'Kis stood up and came to Duanmu Huai's side.

"Master."

"Huh?"

Hearing Augis's voice, Duanmu Huai also immediately opened his eyes.

"What's wrong? What happened? ”

"I don't know, but ......... Miss Ann, she ........."

At this time, there was no need for Ogis to say more, Duanmu Huai also saw the magic barrier that appeared on Ann's body, which made him frown and stand up. Of course, Duanmu Huai knew that although An's personality was a little arrogant, but as a princess of a country and the strongest mage in Manalia, An had always done a perfect job of protecting herself, and now her protective spell was actually touched, that is......... Someone is attacking?

What the hell is going on?

"Winter ......... Winter ........."

At this time, Duanmu Huai heard footsteps coming from upstairs, he raised his head and looked up, only to see the doors of the guest rooms on the second floor opening one after another, and then the mercenaries sleeping in it slowly walked out. However, they were not awake, but seemed to be sleepwalking, and slowly walked down the stairs towards the door of the inn.

"Stop!"

Duanmu Huai stood in front of the door, trying to stop the mercenaries, but they seemed to be blind to Duanmu Huai's existence and just walked forward. Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai coughed helplessly, and then he stared at everyone and roared angrily.

"Stop!

”

With the roar of Duanmu Huai like thunder, those mercenaries who were originally sleepwalking suddenly woke up. Their blank eyes gradually regained their clarity, and when they saw what was in front of them, they were all confused, not knowing what was happening.

"Wow, Mr. Knight, what's going on? What the hell is going on? ”

An was also woken up by Duanmu Huai's roar, and at this moment, Kevin was also fully armed from the guest room and rushed out, looking at the scene in front of him, he was also stunned.

"What's going on? Is someone attacking? ”

"Nope."

Duanmu Huai shook his head, and then repeated what Ogis had just said.

"Ringtones ???"

Kevin frowned.

"I didn't hear any rings."

"I think I heard ........."

Unlike Kevin, Cliff appeared a little uneasy.

"I was in a dream just now, and I did hear the bell, and then it seemed to point me somewhere........."

"Jingle Bell —————"

However, before Cliff could finish his words, suddenly, another faint bell blew along the night wind, and when he heard this bell, the mercenaries' eyes became dazed again. Seeing this scene, Duanmu Huai snorted coldly again, which made those mercenaries who were originally confused regain their clarity again.

"It seems that there is some special magic in this ringtone."

"Of course, and it's not just for us."

Duanmu Huai turned his head and looked out the window——— at this moment outside the window, he could see a pitch-black figure, slowly moving outward, it was nothing else, it was the charred corpse of the beastman who had been killed by Duanmu Huai and the mercenaries before. At this moment, these charred corpses were slowly moving forward, leaving the village like zombies and heading into the dark depths of the mountains.

"We have to go now."

Kevin made his decision immediately.

"This bell is likely to be the culprit for the disappearance of those villagers, and we must find out the root cause of all this!"

"But there's nothing we can do to resist the ringing."

Cliff frowned, and when he heard the bell, he felt his brain start to feel groggy, as if he was sleepy and about to fall asleep. Obviously, it wasn't an ordinary ringtone, but some kind of ringtone with magical powers.

It's magical.........

"Ann, is there a way you can fix this?"

Duanmu Huai looked at An, no matter what, this princess is also the most powerful mage in Manalia, so there should be a way to deal with it. “

"Hmm......... Is this supposed to act on the spiritual level? No, soul level? Anyway, I can try. ”

As he spoke, An raised his hand, and soon, with the sound of chanting, a stream of magical light fell from the sky and fell on the mercenaries.

"This is a spell that can protect against immunity to mind control, and it should be able to do a certain job."

"Jingle Bell ..............."

At this moment, as if to verify Ann's words, the bell rang again, but this time, none of the mercenaries responded.

"Good."

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai nodded, and Cliff and Kevin also glanced at each other, and then looked at their subordinates.

"Immediately gear up and get ready to go, let's go and see who the hell is doing it!

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